Mansion on the Hill
Nostalgic Memories: Mansion Beyond the Town
Lyrics
There's a place out on the edge of town, sir
Describing a location at the town's edge
Rising above the factories and the fields
The mansion stands above industrial and agricultural areas
Now ever since I was a child I can remember
Reflecting on childhood memories
That mansion on the hill
Highlighting the central focus, the mansion
In the day, you can see the children playing
Children playing during the day
On the road that leads to those gates of hardened steel
The road to the mansion guarded by steel gates
Steel gates that completely surround
Emphasizing the complete enclosure of the mansion
The mansion on the hill
Reiteration of the mansion being the central theme
At night my daddy'd take me and we'd ride
Nighttime memories with the speaker's father
Through the streets of a town so silent and still
Description of a quiet town during the night
Park on a back road along the highway side
Parking near the mansion and observing it
Look up at that mansion on the hill
Continued focus on the mansion
In the summer all the lights would shine
Depicting vibrant summer nights at the mansion
There'd be music playing, people laughing all the time
Illustrating a lively atmosphere with music and laughter
Me and my sister, we'd hide out in the tall corn fields
Personal experience of hiding in corn fields
Sit and listen to the mansion on the hill
Listening to the sounds and presence of the mansion
Tonight down here in Linden Town
Observing the present with nostalgia
I watch the cars rushing by, home from the mill
Watching cars returning from work
There's a beautiful full moon rising
Noticing a beautiful moonrise above the mansion
Above the mansion on the hill
Reaffirming the enduring significance of the mansion
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